MM
Distillery profile:
The Speyburn distillery started production in
1897 - but only barely... The proprietors were
keen to start the distillation in the year of
Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, but they almost
didn't make it. Production was scheduled to start
on November 1, but the owners didn't manage to
get the stills running before the middle of December
of that year. Like many other distilleries in
Scotland, Speyburn was designed by Charles Doig.
The required investment was 17,000 pounds - a
modest price for a distillery on a prime location
....
More
on Malt Madness.